fresnelly

I watched the original over the holidays and really enjoyed it. It was a wonderful escapist adventure. I now feel ready to see the new one,though I'm not going to rush out for it.

Possible spoilers from the Original

I was surprised how vicious Kong was. In this version, he really is a monster: Several innocent bystanders are killed in brutal fashion, and he doesn't show any compassion at all until the very end, and then only to Anne Darrow.

The promos for the new movie play up the "love" angle, but I didn't see that at all in the original. Kong was more like a jealous lover and obsessive stalker, than the gentle giant who gets pushed too far, implied by the trailers.

Many have commented on how faithful Jackson is to the original, so I look forward to seeing it.

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Kostya

in some ways I applaud Jackson for making Kong less of a 'monster'...

In other ways I really found the original Kong's total badass act to be more believable in some ways. I mean, in the original Kong, he's really not up to date on his Enlightenment philosophy, so he doesn't mind munching, stamping and crushing people at all. In the original, Kong treats people like ants, and when I think about the way I casually crush ants, it doesn't seem to me to be so preposterous for Kong to vindictively or even ambivalently kill the small creatures stinging him.
At the same time, his tragic end was pretty poignant. I mean, Kong was behind the wall for a reason obviously, and while I can't condone the human sacrifice business, taking him to New York was obviously a mistake and pretty cruel act.
The look on Kong's face when he gets shot for the first time on the Empire State Building, is surprise, almost disbelief, and then this quiet sadness...
Great, great film.

Cardenal

The movie was excellent. I was left with the thought that every scene was a work of art in itself. Sure you can criticize its plot, lengthiness, obtuseness, whatever, but it was gorgeous. King Kong to me, is a perfect blockbuster. To say it is a labor of love is hardly enough credit, though my own words wouldn't suffice, either. I can say that no moment lacked proof of true artistic intuition, intense labor, and some kind of genius, be it artistic or technical. Good lord... the movie was big.

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Tachion

The movie was great and I would advise you to see the 'Production Diaries' DVD set. It is a week by week diary of them making it. It was posted on-line as they did it at

http://www.kongisking.net/index.shtml

In the DVD Peter Jackson reveals he is making 2 other 'Son of Kong' movies and they have already started on them. To be released in June and December.

Check out the site for Post Production Diaries.